220 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143036371
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 30 August 2005
Description
Set in post-apartheid South Africa, J. M. Coetzee’s searing novel tells the story of David Lurie, a twice divorced, 52-year-old professor of communications and Romantic Poetry at Cape Technical University. Lurie believes he has created a comfortab...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,951 reviews
Moods
reflective 59%
challenging 53%
tense 43%
sad 40%
emotional 37%
informative 3%
mysterious 3%
adventurous 2%
funny 1%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 24%
fast 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 59% | A mix: 35% | Plot: 3% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 35% | No: 24%Loveable characters?
No: 79% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 15% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Animal death, Sexual assaultModerate
Racism, Animal cruelty, Violence
220 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143036371
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 30 August 2005
Description
Set in post-apartheid South Africa, J. M. Coetzee’s searing novel tells the story of David Lurie, a twice divorced, 52-year-old professor of communications and Romantic Poetry at Cape Technical University. Lurie believes he has created a comfortab...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,951 reviews
Moods
reflective 59%
challenging 53%
tense 43%
sad 40%
emotional 37%
informative 3%
mysterious 3%
adventurous 2%
funny 1%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 24%
fast 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 59% | A mix: 35% | Plot: 3% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 35% | No: 24%Loveable characters?
No: 79% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 15% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Animal death, Sexual assaultModerate
Racism, Animal cruelty, Violence